Master Grant Writing: A Project Manager's Guide - Paperback

by Christopher Herring (Editor), La Juana Chambers Lawson (Author)

If you are writing grants-or even thinking about it-this book belongs on your desk.

Read this book if you:

• Want to secure funding for a nonprofit, startup, small business, or public initiative

• Lead an organization and need structured, repeatable funding systems

• Are considering hiring a grant writer and want to understand the process first

• Want to align grants with real strategy-not just chase money

• Are serious about building sustainable growth, not one-off awards

Securing funding is not luck. It's leadership, infrastructure, positioning, and disciplined execution.

In today's competitive funding landscape-where AI tools, data transparency, compliance standards, and public accountability matter more than ever-grant writing requires more than good storytelling. It demands governance, operational readiness, cross-functional collaboration, and measurable impact.

Master Grant Writing: A Project Manager's Guide introduces a practical, executive-level framework that blends traditional project management principles with modern funding strategy. This is not theory. It's a system.

Inside, you'll learn how to approach grant funding through five strategic pillars:

1. Project Management - Scope, timelines, risk management, and performance tracking

2. Organizational Readiness - Structuring your entity for credibility, compliance, and scalability

3. Digital Inclusion & Infrastructure - Leveraging technology for reporting, transparency, and impact measurement

4. Collaboration - Building strong public-private partnerships and aligned stakeholder ecosystems

5. Governance - Policies, oversight, audits, and long-term sustainability

This book integrates concepts associated with:

• Agile and adaptive project management

• Monitoring & evaluation frameworks

• Evidence-based program design

• Grant compliance and auditing

• Standard operating procedures (SOPs)

• Public-private partnerships

• Data-driven decision making

• Long-term capacity building

Grants are not charity. They are strategic capital.

Whether you are an educator, executive director, founder, municipal leader, consultant, or board member, this book equips you to pursue funding with clarity, structure, and confidence.

For readers seeking personalized strategy, consulting and coaching sessions with the author are available. Visit growthistacit.com to learn more.

Funding follows preparation.
Preparation follows leadership.
Let's build both.